Toy top



C. KRAFT Filed Dec. 29, 1933 Feb. 2, 1937.

Patented Feb. 2, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

It is an object of my invention to provide a toy top which will containwithin itself a number of peg points so that the players may from timeto time change the peg points and thus obtain a number of differentspinning characteristics for the top, namely, some peg points will causethe top to spin in one limited radius, whereas other peg points willcause the top to travel in one direction or another depending upon theshape and size of the peg points.

It is my further object toprovide a cartridge within the body properwhich will be sufilciently large to hold these difierent peg pointssecurely within it, and I also provide a chuck portion preferably screwthreaded into the cartridge which will give access to the different pegpoints and also be provided with a hole or opening in which any of thepeg points may be from time to time inserted to give the differentspinning characteristics.

My invention will be more readily understood by reference to theaccompanying drawing in which like figures refer to like parts.

In Figure 1 is illustrated a sectional elevation 5 of my invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view along the plan ZZ of Figure 1.

By reference to the drawing, l is the Wooden top body; 2, the metal ringto give the top mass and to prevent wood splitting. 3 is the recess tohold the extra pegs shown at 4 which may be of all difierent shapes. 5is the chuck containing the hole 1 to receive the peg 6 in position forspinning.

It must be understood that chuck 5 may be split so that it may beforce-fitted into recess 3, and at the same time tightly hold peg 6 inspinning position. Other and various modifications of the method ofholding the pegs in spinning position in the top proper may, of course,be employed without departing from the scope and intent of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byUnited States Letters Patent is:

A toy top comprising a top body, an axially disposed recess therein, aplurality of top pegs of different shapes adapted to be contained insaid recess, a chuck adapted to close said recess at the spinning endthereof and simultaneously to accept and securely hold any one of saidpegs in operating position.

CARL KRAFT.

